| This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits, Exits 30B-A, Junction Maryland 41/Perring Parkway; Exit 29, Junction Maryland 542/Loch Raven Boulevard; and Exit 28, Providence Road. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Maryland 41/Perring Parkway, the next exit, is the next pair of exits along the outer loop. A relatively short state route, Maryland 41 connects Interstate 695 in the north with Maryland 147/Harford Road in Baltimore. Maryland 41 has a cutoff ramp connecting southbound with westbound Northern Parkway. The parkway continues south into the city as Perring Parkway then changes to Hillen Road near Chinquapin Run Park. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Westbound Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway Outer Loop reaches Exit 30A, Junction Maryland 41/Perring Parkway south. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| The next exit along the outer loop is Exit 29, Junction Maryland 542/Loch Raven Boulevard south. Note that the beltway is angling a bit to the left, which is reflective of the fact that Interstate 695 is turning a bit more west rather than northwest. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Maryland 542 heads south along Loch Raven Boulevard into Baltimore city; the northbound exit directly connects to Cromwell Bridge Road. Cromwell Bridge Road angles northeast toward Gunpowder Falls State Park. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Westbound Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway Outer Loop reaches Exit 29, Junction Maryland 542/Loch Raven Boulevard and Cromwell Bridge Road. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits: Exit 28, Providence Road; Exits 27B-A, Junction Maryland 146/Dulaney Valley Road; and Exits 26B-A, Junction Maryland 45/York Road. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Westbound Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway Outer Loop reaches Exit 28, Providence Road. Use Providence Road northeast to Providence and southwest to Goucher Boulevard to Goucher College in Towson. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| The next exit along westbound/outer loop is Exits 27B-A, Junction Maryland 146/Dulaney Valley Road north/south. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Westbound Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway Outer Loop reaches Exit 27B, Junction Maryland 146/Dulaney Valley Road north to Hampton and the west shore of the Loch Raven Reservoir. The next exit provides access to southbound. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| The second ramp in this partial cloverleaf provides access from the outer loop to southbound Maryland 146/Dulaney Valley Road. Use Maryland 146 south to reach Towson. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Westbound Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway outer loop reaches Exit 26A-B (one ramp) to Maryland 45/York Road north to Lutherville and south to Towson. Yes, we have reached the main control city for Interstate 695! Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| This is the location where Exit 26A would be, if it were open. The next exit is Exit 25, Junction Maryland 139/Charles Street. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| The next three exits along the outer loop (westbound Interstate 695) are Exit 25, Junction Maryland 139/Charles Street, followed by Exit 24, Junction Interstate 83 North, and Exit 23A-B, Junction Interstate 83 south and Maryland 25/Falls Road. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Westbound Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway outer loop reaches Exit 25, Junction Maryland 139/Charles Street. Charles Street heads due south into downtown Baltimore. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Interstate 695 west/outer loop next approach Interstate 83 north to York and Harrisburg. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Interstate 83 a major connector between the Baltimore and Harrisburg metropolitan areas via York. It follows the old U.S. 111 corridor, which was constructed in stages through the 1950s and 1960s. Only the southernmost portion of proposed Interstate 83, which would have passes through downtown and then underwater south of Fells Point to meet Interstate 95 at the north shore of the harbor, was not constructed. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| This somewhat unusual gore point sign (even for Maryland!) from the outer loop to northbound Interstate 83 includes the direction as well as the shield. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| The three left lanes of the beltway continue straight ahead as the two right lanes prepare to exit onto the continuation of southbound Interstate 83 to downtown Baltimore. Interstate 83 culminates at the top of downtown; it does not connect to any other freeway in the metropolitan area. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| In addition to connecting to Interstate 83 south as Exit 23A, this ramp also connects to Exit 23B, Junction Maryland 25/Falls Road north and south. Maryland 25 closely parallels Interstate 83/Jones Falls Expressway south into downtown. A mileage sign provides the distance to the Greenspring Avenue exit, along with the junctions with Interstate 70 and Interstate 95 south. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 shields are paired in this shield assembly located just prior to their route split. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Westbound Interstate 695 splits from Interstate 83 south at this junction. The exit for Maryland 25 is the far right lane. To reach Interstate 70 and Interstate 95, continue west on Interstate 695/Outer Loop. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| View of the gore point signage for the Interstate 83 exit from the outer loop. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Once on the transition ramp, the ramp splits into Interstate 83 south and Maryland 25 north/south. A brief freeway stub carries traffic from this ramp to an intersection with Maryland 25 just north of the beltway. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| This mileage sign provides the distances to the next three Interstate junctions on the beltway's outer loop, excluding Interstate 795: Interstate 70, Interstate 95, and Interstate 97. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits: Exit 22, Greenspring Avenue; Exit 21, Stevenson Road; and Exit 20, Junction Maryland 140. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Another mileage sign is posted at the next sign bridge; the next exit is Exit 22, Greenspring Avenue. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Southwestbound Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway Outer Loop reaches Exit 22, Greenspring Avenue. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| The next exit along the outer loop is Exit 21, Stevenson Road. Stevenson Road heads north to Maryland 130/Greenspring Valley Road and south to Maryland 129/Park Heights Road and Maryland 133, Old Court Road. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Upon reaching Exit 21, Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway angles southwest and then south after the Interstate 795 interchange. Use Exit 21/Stevenson Road to reach Maryland 129; there is no direct connection to Maryland 129/Park Heights Road. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| This mileage sign provides the distance to the next three exits: Exit 20, Junction Maryland 140/Reisterstown Road; Exit 19, Junction Interstate 795 north to Reisterstown; and Exit 18, Junction Maryland 26/Liberty Road. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Southbound Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway outer loop reaches Exit 20, Junction Maryland 140/Reisterstown Road. Maryland 140 heads northwest through Owings Mills to Reisterstown and southeast into Baltimore City en route to downtown. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| View of the offramp from Interstate 695 south to Maryland 140/Reisterstown Road. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Interstate 795, opened in stages in the late 1980s, follows the Northwestern Expressway from Interstate 695/Beltway northeast to Reisterstown and Owings Mills. Originally planned to extend southeast from here toward downtown, the route south of here was not constructed. Northwest of here, Interstate 795 reaches its northern terminus at Maryland 140 north of Reisterstown and east of Finksburg. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Interstate 795 is part of a corridor that connects Baltimore with Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, via Interstate 795, Maryland 140, Maryland 97, and Pennsylvania 97. Several portions of the route are four lanes, but other sections are only two lanes. Historically, this corridor was designated as U.S. 140. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Southbound Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway outer loop reaches Exit 19, Junction Interstate 795. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Along the entire outer loop, this is the only Interstate 695 shield we found that still contains the state name. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| The next three exits along Interstate 695 south/outer loop are Exit 18, Junction Maryland 26/Liberty Road; Exit 17, Junction Maryland 122/Security Boulevard; and Exit 16, Junction Interstate 70. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Southbound Interstate 695/outer loop meets Maryland 26/Liberty Road at Exit 18, a fairly sharp right exit off the beltway. Maryland 26 follows Liberty Road and Liberty Heights Avenue southeast into Baltimore City, ending at Maryland 140/Reisterstown Road. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| To reach Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) Airport, continue south along Interstate 695/Outer Loop until reaching Exit 11B, Junction Interstate 95 south. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| The next exit along southbound/outer loop is Exit 17, Junction Maryland 122/Security Boulevard. Maryland 122 begins at Rolling Road to the west, then heads southeast through this interchange, then connects with Interstate 70 at its final exit before the park and ride (Exit 94). Security Boulevard changes into Cooks Lane. From there, Maryland 122 ends as it enters the Baltimore city limits. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Speaking of Interstate 70, the exit following Exit 17, Maryland 122/Security Boulevard is Exit 16, Junction Interstate 70. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Southbound Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway outer loop reaches Exit 17, Junction Maryland 122/Security Boulevard. While Interstate 695 retains three through lanes, the far right lane exits only to Exit 16, while the second right lane becomes exit only for Interstate 70. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| The interchange with Interstate 70/695 was constructed as four-level symmetrical stack. The interchange of this magnitude was built with the anticipation that Interstate 70 would continue eastward to downtown and Interstate 95. With the cancellation of that project, this interchange remains as a high speed connector for the stub of Interstate 70. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Southbound Interstate 695/Baltimore Beltway Outer Loop reaches Exit 16, Junction Interstate 70. Interstate 70, a nearly transcontinental freeway that spans ten states (beginning in central Utah and extending to the city limits of Baltimore), reaches its eastern terminus just a few miles east of this interchange at a park and ride. Plans called for Interstate 70 to be extended through Gwynns Falls Park and the onward to Interstate 95 southeast of downtown near the interchange with Washington Boulevard, with a spur freeway (Interstate 170) following the U.S. 40 corridor between Franklin Street and Mulberry Street into downtown. Due to local opposition, environmental concerns, and the removal of homes along the corridor, Interstate 70 was dropped from the Baltimore city freeway plans in the mid-1980s. For more information, visit Scott Kozel's Roads to the Future: Baltimore City Interstates. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| The only symmetrical stack interchange in the Baltimore metropolitan area, the Interstate 695/Interstate 70 junction is best viewed from either direction along Interstate 695. A four-level stack, high-speed connections are provided between all directions of traffic, and the grade separation and layout of the ramps in each quadrant of the interchange is a mirror image of the other quadrants. The top level of this stack interchange carries Interstate 70 high above Interstate 695. Since Interstate 70 ends only a few miles east of here, not much traffic utilizes the top level; in fact, it only carries one lane in each direction. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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| Notice how the ramps cross each other at the middle of the interchange, creating a pivot point for the interchange. The ramps each carry one or two lanes of traffic. Built at a time when Interstate 70 was planned to extend east to Interstate 95, the symmetrical stack interchange is overbuilt for this location. The connections to/from Interstate 70 east are underutilized, and the connections from Interstate 70 west onto the beltway (and vice versa) are overburdened, since most mainline traffic exits Interstate 70 to use the beltway to reach points north and south. Photo taken 05/01/04.
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Page Updated June 23, 2004.
